Cigar-mold press



(No Model.)

e. VOLLKOMMER. GIGAR MOLD PRESS.

Patented Jan. 31,1882.

45 WM N T .e //A// ////f//// m f .e m m, Il d@ ATTORNEYS.

. NrTnD STATES PATENT OFFICE. l

GEORGE VOLLKOMMER, OF BROOKLYN,NEW YORK.

ClGAR-IVIOLD PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 253,135, dated January 31, 1882. Application lcd December 3, i881. (No nzodel.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE VOLLKOMMER,

lof Brooklyn,in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Cigar-Mold Press, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The objcetof my invention is theproduetion of a cigar-mold presswhich shallcbe adapted for rapid and easy operation and one which can be extended to suit molds of different lengths.

Reference is to be had tothe accompanying drawings, forming apart ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figurelis afront elevation, partly in section, ot' my eigar-rnold press, showing the mold and cover in place in the press. Fig. 2 is a crosssectional elevation of the same, and Fig. 3 is a detailed plan view of the press.

A `represents the base or platform of the press, and B represents the platen of the press. The base or platform A is cast or provided with the curved nprights or arms C O, which reach above the press, where they are enlarged to form the skeleton-heads D D, which are held a sufficient distance above the center of the press to permit the vertical movement ot' the platen.

rlhe platen receives its vertical movement from the eccentric-shaft E, which is journaled in theheadsDD, as clearly shown in Fig l. The platen is connected with the eccentrics d al of the shaft E by means of the connecting-rods ff, which clasp the eccentrics at their upper` ends and are connected to the platen at their lower ends by the hinges c c, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Power is applied to the shaft by means of the lever F, in the center of the length of the shaft, which lever is preferably curved downward and backward so as to normally stand toward the back of the press and between the platen and the shaft, and the lever so weighted and so arranged relative to the eceentrics and the platen as to hold the platenin an elevated position when not drawn forward for operating the press.

or provide the heads D D with the ways g g, and form or provide the 'platen with the rigid vertical arms h h, which fit and move in the ways g g, as clearly shown in Figs. l and 2. The arms Il h are braced bythe cross pieces or bars b l), which are bent, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, so as not to interfere with the swinging movement of the connecting-rods.

Instead of using the vertical arms h lz, for guiding the movement of the platen, the platen might be cast with solid plates or arms of sufticient width so that the edges thereof would move in the ways g g, and the heads D D might be made solid at the sides, if desired; but the construction shown is, however, preferred, as it makes the press lighter and cheaper.

The base or platform of the press is made eX- tensible to suit all lengths of molds by means of the plates J J, (clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2,) which plates slide in the undercut grooves z' i, formed in the supporting-surface of the base or platform, the edges of the plates being chamfered off to fit the grooves, as shown in Fig. 2. rIhese plates are prevented from being entirely drawn out of the base by the stopscrews i i', which pass through slots in the plates and enter the base or platform, as shown in Fig. l. The outer ends of the plates are formed with the downwardly-bent flanges jj, which support the outer ends of the plates when the plates are drawn out, and hold them vupon the same level with the supporting-surface of the platform. l/Vhen the plates are shoved into .place these iangesjj rest in suitable recesses formed in the ends of the base or platform, so that lthe flanges will-not project beyond the ends of the base.

Upon the upper surface of the sliding plates J J are formed the bent flanges L L, which act as stops and guides to the mold M, which always insure the proper insertion of the mold in the press. Iprefer to form the lianges with the horizontal portions c c, which come against the shoulders of the mold and constitute the stops proper, as' they limit the distance of insertion of the mold.

The shoulders of the mold are formed by cutting away a portion of the mold, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The cover N of the mold will in most instances be secured to the platen IOO by screws a a., but when not so secured the cover will be cut away or chambered out at the ends a portion of its width, as shown in dotted lilies at h in Fig. 3, so as to permit the passage of the dowel-pins 7c 7c, which will form stops for the same, thus always securing the proper registering of the cover and'mold when the platen is lowered for compressing the cigars.

Thus constructed, it will be seen that the press is entirely open in front, so that the molds can be quickly inserted in the press and removed, and that the power can be quickly and easily applied, it being only necessary to grasp the lever and raise or draw it forward; and when molds are used which are longer than the base or platform of the press the plates J J may be adjusted to suit the molds, thus adapting the press to be used with molds of all GEORGE VOLLKOMMER.

Witnesses H. A. WEST, G. SEDGWICK. 

